University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross on Tuesday asked the Legislature's budget-writing committee to approve a new public authority for the UW System, a "dedicated and stable funding stream" and to reduce the governor's proposed $300 million budget cut over the next two years.

Shortly after he finished his testimony, a handful of protesters burst into the room shouting, "No cuts, no deals." Followed by four Capitol police officers, the protesters marched past the table where Cross was sitting to give testimony before the Joint Committee on Finance.

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp. and has to reimburse the company, Koss Chief Executive Michael Koss should also be ordered to personally pay the public company he runs, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

Grant Thornton, Koss Corp.'s former auditor, should also have to pay a portion of any award that may be ordered, Park Bank argued in the latest twist in a long-running court fight stemming from Sachdeva's massive embezzlement.

The Army Corps of Engineers told Wisconsin lawmakers last week that new mining legislation could slow environmental reviews that Republican lawmakers are trying to speed up.

The agency said that some elements of a mining bill might force the Corps to conduct its own environmental impact statement of a mining project, instead of collaborating with the State of Wisconsin. | Jan. 20, 2013»Read Full Article(72)

Republican lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday to loosen mining regulations that they said could generate thousands of jobs, but opponents said it would roll back environmental laws and invite extensive litigation.

The measure - nearly identical to a bill that was narrowly defeated last year - debuted at a news conference in the state Capitol a day after Gov. Scott Walker called for quick passage of a mining overhaul in his annual "state of the state" address. Three dozen Republican lawmakers lined up at the news conference in support of the measure, and they frequently invoked Wisconsin's long history of mining to call for the changes. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Article(391)

Glendale – Johnson Controls on Wednesday provided a glimpse Wednesday of a prototype car that demonstrates the micro-hybrid technology it has developed for future cars and trucks.

The company gave Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) a ride in the rebuilt BMW sedan after she toured the company’s battery research and testing center at its Green Bay Ave. headquarters campus. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(1)

A New York-based development firm hopes to begin construction in April on converting the former Pabst brewery malt house and adjacent grain warehouse into 127 apartments for seniors.

Whitestone Realty Capital LLC plans to finance the $37 million development by selling tax-exempt bonds, said Michael Zukerman, firm president. The bonds would be issued through the Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority, which will consider the financing proposal at its Thursday board meeting. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(8)

The Doyenne Group, a Madison-based networking and mentoring organization for women entrepreneurs that was founded in August, will hold its first-ever "hackathon" in February.

The Doyenne "Design-a-thon" will be a 24-hour event where women with ideas for new businesses can meet like-minded people and form teams to advance their initiatives. At a hackathon, computer programmers, graphic designers, project managers and others collaborate intensively on software projects. Prizes will be awarded to winning projects. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Article

A Meijer supermarket and discount store could anchor a retail and apartment development proposed for the former Delphi site in Oak Creek.

The 191,000-square-foot Meijer store would be on the eastern portion of the 85-acre site, which is west of S. Howell Ave. and south of W. Drexel Ave., said Jerry Franke, president of development firm Wispark LLC. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(12)

A story in Wednesday's New York Times raises the question of what impact the Lance Armstrong scandal has had on his former corporate sponsors.

We now know that Armstrong was "pretty forthcoming" about his doping, according to Oprah Winfrey, whose interview with Armstrong will air Thursday and Friday on Winfrey's OWN network. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(8)

The Journal Sentinel got a hold of the latest stats about LogistiCare's hotlines, and by the end of 2012, the company had finally come into compliance with its performance standards - the majority of the time. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(1)

The property taxes generated by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s planned downtown office tower could finance up to $17 million in nearby road work, and other public improvements.

That's according to the newly disclosed financing proposal, which will undergo its first public review on Thursday, at a city Redevelopment Authority board meeting. | Jan. 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(19)